ABC's of Successful Teaching . . . Invitation to School/Meet the Teacher

 

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Making students feel welcome is so important.

They most likely have the jitters about you and the new school year.

Sending an "invitation" to your new students is so exiting for them to receive.

Share with them about you and then have them share with you about them!!

The Kissing Hand!

The Kissing Hand

Such a delightful story for the first day of school.

Take a peek.

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Bookmarks

Craft for headband or writing paper

Hand print frame for hand print and heart

(This is accompanied by a note to parents explaining the projects and it's relationship to the book the class read.)

Data Collection...Class feelings on attending school (This is accompanied with papers for students to write their responses on.)

Mini interactive book about the 1st Day of School

Word Search

Vocabulary Cards for Posting

Compare and Contrast ...Text to Self

Spin and Chat...Parts of the story discussion, writing

Opposites

Day and Night Activity

Number Squeeze

Sequencing

Definition...Nocturnal

Number Bingo

My School Poster

Tour of School using Chester's paw prints and a note from Chester

End with cupcakes and pattern for topper

This is a great way to introduce students to their school.

 

Froggy Goes to School Scavenger Hunt!

 

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A tour of the school is always on the top of the "first day activities" so you will enjoy this creative "scavenger hunt" to tour the school after reading Froggy Goes to School.

So much fun.

Froggy Goes to School!

 

Interactive Google Slides for Froggy Goes to School

Jonathan London has done a perfect job in this story to share this fictional character FROGGY on his first day of school.  Your class will giggle and recognize several activities that are similar to their first day.  

FLIP FLOP!!

There is a paper pencil resource as well as a Google Slides presentation ideal for distance learning or a literacy center.

Read Aloud

Check out the slides.

They include typing as well as click and drag.

If you have a white board these are wonderful to do as a whole group or place it in your literacy center for literacy enrichment.

The resource begins with students recalling key events in the story using sequence words.

Next students read about Froggy being a fictional character and answer key questions about the story they just read.

Students will read about the author Jonathan London and then have fun sharing about Froggy's dream and the author's purpose.

Froggy's day may be similar to their day so students will write about their first day...beginning, middle and end.

Froggy LOVED his name tag and saying his name. Students will look at their name and identify syllables, vowels, consonants, number of letters.

The resource ends with some addition and subtraction problems to solve with Froggy.

Paper Pencil Resource for Froggy Goes to School

I absolutely adore the craft!

Take a peek at the updated activities.

There is even vocabulary for posting.

I am so excited about this "back to school" packet.

It has everything needed to get you ready to "hop" into the first week of school.

You and your students will love to begin the year with a darling story about Froggy and his first day. It is perfect for helping kiddos relate their first day to the first day Froggy experienced.

How does FROGGY get to school?

What does FROGGY have for breakfast?

How does FROGGY feel about going to school?

Does FROGGY have a name tag?

What is a rule in FROGGY's class?

Perfect for Text to Self

There is an adorable Froggy craft to decorate your hall or a bulletin board in your classroom. 

Twelve vocabulary cards are ready for posting around the room for "write the room" or for putting on your vocabulary chart. They are related to the story.

The activities include:

Fix it Up...perfect for morning eye opener

Name...All about names and writing your name

Feelings...How did you feel about the first day of school?

Dreams...Froggy had a funny dream

Parts of the Story...cut and paste

Compare and Contrast...your day to the day Froggy had

How I Get to School...Class Graph

Syllables

ABC Order

Word Scramble

We've paired up both the Interactive Google Slides and the Paper Pencil Resource to make the ideal TEAM!

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Colorful Classroom Decor

 

Colorful Classroom Decor

For editable pages .

If you love a bright yet inviting classroom, especially for the primary student, this resource is for you!

It has:

Name Tags...name plates with alphabet and number line, name plates for lockers, name tags for open house and the start of school.

2. Table Signs...1 to 8

3. Student Numbers ...includes blank ones for names

4. Welcome...sign, banners, pennants, bulletin board, letters

5. Behavior Management...Clip up, Clip down, behavior notes, super hero kids

6. Alphabet and Numbers...letters of the alphabet, numbers with 10 frames, numbers for counting to 100 Days, 100 Day Poster, Number Grid

7. Calendar... Months, Numbers, Days of the Week, Stickers for special events

8. Clock...Numbers and Times for posting, activity for students

9. How We Go...Ways the kiddos come and go to school, Note for posting

10. Where is the Class?....Special Areas and Events

11. Happy Birthday...Letters, Months, Characters, Banner, Cupcakes

12. Classroom Helpers...Charts and Name Tags

13. Posters for Areas of the Room

14. Class Binder Cover...Newsletter Templates, Supply List

This packet will fit perfect with my Editable Teachers Binder which includes Vocabulary for posting.

For editable pages click here.

It's Going to Be a "Bright" Year! Freebie

Getting to Know Me ... Games, Activities, FREEBIES

Interactive Google Slides for Getting to Know Me

These slides are so much fun for getting to know each student in your class.

When each student has filled them out you can even allow students in the class to read each others.

Perfect for the beginning of school.

Take a peek at the slides below.

Skills used are typing and click and drag which is also perfect practice for tech skills.

My name

My age

People in my family

Favorite snack

Favorite sport

Vacation choice

Season choice

Weekend choice

Would you rather

All about me conclusion!

Getting to Know Me FREEBIE

I love these back to school "about me" activities and best of all they are FREE!

Getting to Know Me

This packet is ideal for "back to school".

This resource is filled with games and activities for helping students to get to know one another.

Pair them up for the perfect team!!

Getting to Know Me Bundle